The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife was a minor military action of the War of the Spanish Succession during wich an English fleet of 13 ships under the command of Admiral John Jennings attempted unsuccessfully to seize the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

After an initial attempt of landing rejected by the Spanish artillery, Jennings urged the authorities of the island to join the Austrian side under the menace of take the city by force. The mayor José de Ayala y Rojas, head of the defense of Santa Cruz in the absence of Governor Agustín de Robles, refused, confirming the fidelity of the islands to King Philip V. Afer this, the English fleet withdrew.[2][3]

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^ The Julian calendar as used in England in 1706 differed by eleven days. Thus, the battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife took place on 6 November (Gregorian calendar) or 26 October(Julian calendar)